Salt Lake Tribune | 1914-03-06 | Page 14 | Run down by Train and Leg Amputated

RUN DOWN BY TRAIN AND LEG AMPUTATED Harry Hansen, Starting Out to Seek. Work, Narrowly Escapes Instant Death. "While going out in soarch of work early yesterday morning Harry Hansen, Han-sen, 2.'i yoarH o ago, son of Mrs. Emma Em-ma Hansen of 42o West Fifth South stroot, caught his left foot, on tho truck of tho Salt Lake Route railroad at Ninth South and Seventh West street, and before ho could free himself him-self a speeding passenger train ran over him, crushing hia loft log from the hip down, Hanson was taken aboard thc train, which returned to the depot. Ho was then rushed to tho L. D. S. hospital, whero his leg was amputated by Dr. Landenbergor, phy-aician phy-aician for tho Salt Lake Iloutc. Hansen is thc only son of his aged mother. He had been out of work ainco January 1G, according to his mother, although he wad ambitious, sho said, and he had two or three places for -work in viow. Ho was a part owner several years ago in tho corner news stand business in Snlt. Lake. He loft homo at 7 o'clock yesterday yes-terday morning in company with George Anger of 75.1 WesL South Temple Tem-ple street and tho two had intended to inquire for work at sovernl places. Officials of tho hospital said last night (hat his chances for ultimate rccovory were good.